Dan's Camera City Pocket Pics vs Lightme
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dan's Camera City Pocket Pics
Easily order high-quality photo prints, books, and gifts directly from your device. Choose from over 50 print sizes, select finishes, and pick up locally or opt for shipping. Your memories are hand-inspected for the best quality.
- Order photo prints, books, and gifts
- Over 50 print sizes available
- Glossy or matte finish options
- Upload high-quality photos
- Save photos in online collection
- Local pickup or shipping
- Free account creation
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Easily upload photos to share and order prints from Dan's Camera City, right from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. Pick up prints from any of our convenient locations in the Lehigh Valley, PA, or have it shipped! Each print is hand-inspected for quality, and our photo experts make sure your memories always look their best! • Over 50 different print sizes to choose from including all the popular sizes, Stick-Pix photo wall clings, krOm metallic surface prints, square prints, panoramic prints, monster prints up to 24x72, and everything in between. • Upload and order photos from your library at their full, high-quality resolution. • Save photos in your online collection. • Choose glossy or matte finish for select print sizes. • Create a new, free account or log into your existing account and browse your online photo collection. • Automatically choose the closest location to pick up your order. Our store addresses are: 1439 W. Fairmont St. Allentown PA, 18102 Phone: (610) 434-2313 3812 Easton Nazareth Hwy. Easton PA, 18045 Phone: (610) 829-2313 Toll-free: (877) TAKE-PIX (825-3749) For better memories, take pictures! http://www.danscamera.com
Lightme
This app provides a powerful yet simple light metering tool for photographers. It offers advanced features like spot metering, zone system implementation, and reciprocity failure compensation, alongside a clean interface for easy one-handed use. It supports a wide range of films and camera setups, making it suitable for both beginners and experienced users.
- Multiple aperture/shutterspeed combinations
- Spot metering with variable zoom
- Automatic reciprocity failure compensation
- Pinhole mode with timer
- Incident light metering with calibration
- Black and white preview
- Film stock selection
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Lightme - Lightmeter is a clean, simple to use yet very powerful lightmeter. It is optimised for an easy one-handed use, both for left-handed and right-handed users, with the main controls within your thumb's reach, without the fatiguing juggling of your precious smartphone. A core distinguishing feature of Lightme - Lightmeter is that - differently from most of the other apps - it can show multiple combinations of valid settings for aperture and shutterspeed at the same time by working like a - stretched out - old needle and wheel lightmeter. This allows the user to quickly pick the desired settings without having to scroll on a tiny wheel picker. The app is designed to be welcoming to people who are just starting out, with a simple one-button use. But it offers many useful and advanced features for the more experienced shooters/users: Continuous metering (by pressing and holding or double tapping the measure button) Spot metering with a variable zoom (for more precision) which also supports average metering, and a very intuitive implementation of the zone system Automatic reciprocity failure compensation (for 25+ films, if you see exposure times in red, they are being compensated) A dedicated pinhole mode with precise exposure times for user defined apertures (multiple apertures at a time), with the possibility of setting a timer (through a shortcut) Incident light metering with calibration when using the front facing camera And more ... It also includes some other features that are enjoyable by any kind of user: Black and white preview The ability to use any of the cameras on your smartphone (swipe left/right on the preview) Multiple presets for your different camera/film/lens setups Framelines for previewing your shot, before setting up your tripod etc. A searchable list of useful tips to make better use of the application's potential A searchable list of more than 70 films to choose from with the possibility of selecting a few favourites Dark mode support and a useful level of customisation You can find even more info in the tips inside the app or you can have a look at full user manual by tapping on manual (in the settings) The app is free in all its many functionalities, but it offers In-App-Purchases in order to support the project. The only minor perk you can enable only via certain IAPs is the replacement of the Ad button with a label containing the name of your current preset, check under settings -> coffee for more info. Don't panic though, even if there's an Ad button it doesn't mean I'm going to show you ads. In fact unless you decide to tap on that button I'm never going to show you any. But if you have a few minutes to spare, watching a few of them sure helps keeping this project alive :) Try it, and, if you like it, share it with your friends and consider writing a (mini) review ;) Have a nice day, and good light!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lightme at 91% against Dan's Camera City Pocket Pics's 50%. Lightme also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). Dan's Camera City Pocket Pics's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On price, ads, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Lightme sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Dan's Camera City Pocket Pics asks for nothing beyond the download.
Lightme holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lightme has 950 ratings behind it against 109, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Dan's Camera City Pocket Pics's written reviews are positive against 91% of Lightme's.
Dan's Camera City Pocket Pics ships an update every 6 months, Lightme every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dan's Camera City Pocket Pics | Lightme |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (109 ratings) | 4.8 (950 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 90.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 109 | 950 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dans Camera City Inc | Giuseppe Bertolini |
Customer experience
Dan's Camera City Pocket Pics
Lightme
Bugs and requests
Dan's Camera City Pocket Pics
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Lightme
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes on iOS 16
- Metering issues with certain camera/lens combinations
Requested features
5 requests- Add shutter angle adjustment for cinematography
- Implement ISO lock feature
- Add more film stock profiles
- Improve film selection process (e.g. search, categories)
- Provide more customization options (e.g. interface themes)
In-app purchases
Dan's Camera City Pocket Pics
No in-app purchases
Lightme
- Guanciale$9.99
- Parmigiano$16.99
- Pizza for two$29.99
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